This Week in Sport: 10th October − 16th October 2022

Kelsey Mitchell sprinting on the trackThere is no shortage of exciting sporting action taking place this week.

American sports dominate the start of the week with the Kansas City Chiefs playing the Las Vegas Raiders. The following day sees one of the Wild Card Series winners, the Cleveland Guardians, play the impressive New York Yankees. 

World T20 preparations continue with Australia playing England in the second match of their series midway through the week. Thursday is day 2 of the UCI World Track Cycling Championships which is guaranteed excitement on the fast boards of the French national velodrome. The next day will see the start of the LIV Golf Invitational in Jeddah with some big names taking part.

The weekend is also packed full of sport with England meeting Samoa in the Rugby League World Cup. This is just one of the incredible RLWC matches happening so make sure you stay up to date with the Fixture Calendar site to see all the fixtures going on. 

The week finishes with Liverpool playing hosts to Manchester City in a game that always proves to be a huge Premier League battle. 

 

NFL: Kansas City Chiefs v Las Vegas Raiders

Monday 10th October 00:15AM (11th) GMT/7:15PM Local Time

Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City 

The Kansas City Chiefs play host to the Las Vegas Raiders at Arrowhead Stadium. The travelling side have won only three of their last 18 match-ups against the Chiefs and they will be hoping to turn this around. 

Official Website: NFL

Tickets: Ticketmaster

Fantasy: Fantasy NFL

 

MLB: New York Yankees v Cleveland Guardians

Tuesday 11th October 11:37PM GMT/7:37PM Local Time

Yankee Stadium, New York 

The Cleveland Guardians won their Wild Card Series against the Tampa Bay Rays. The Guardians move on to the American League Divisional Series in what will be an exciting series against the New York Yankees.

Official Website: MLB

Tickets: Ticketmaster

News: MLB

 

Cricket: Australia v England (2nd T20I)

Wednesday 12th October 8:10AM GMT/7:10PM Local Time

Manuka Oval, Canberra 

England managed to claim victory in the first T20 of the series and will be looking to do the same at the Manuka Oval. With the World T20 competition fast approaching, both teams will be looking to pick up some winning momentum. 

Match Centre: ECB

Statistics: ESPN Cricinfo

News: Sky Sports

 

Cycling: UCI Track Cycling World Championships

Thursday 13th October 6:15AM GMT/8:15AM Local Time

Vélodrome National de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, Montigny-le-Bretonneux 

Some of the best cyclists in the world travel to Paris to take part in the UCI Track Cycling World Championships. There are 22 world titles available and each race will push the riders to their limits. 

Official Website: UCI

Tickets: UCI

News: Olympics

 

Golf: LIV Golf Invitational Series Jeddah

Friday 14th October 11:00AM GMT/2:00PM Local Time

Royal Greens Golf & Country Club, King Abdullah Economic City 

Cameron Smith, Dustin Johnson and Brooks Koepka are some of the star names taking part in the penultimate LIV Golf tournament of the year. 

Official Website: LIV Golf

Tickets: LIV Golf

News: BBC

 

Rugby League World Cup: England v Samoa

Saturday 15th October 1:30PM GMT/2:30PM Local Time

St James’ Park, Newcastle upon Tyne 

Sam Tomkins will be hoping to lead the England side to victory in their first match of the Rugby League World Cup, taking place in England. But Samoa will put up stiff competition with some NRL superstars representing the island. 

Official Website: Rugby League World Cup 2021

Match Preview: Sky Sports

Videos: YouTube
 

Premier League: Liverpool v Manchester City

Sunday 16th October 3:30PM GMT/4:30PM Local Time

Anfield, Liverpool 

Two of the top teams in recent football history will meet at Anfield for a huge Premier League game. However, Liverpool are sitting in 10th and will be desperately hoping for an improvement on their recent perfromances. 

Official Website: Premier League

Statistics: Sky Sports

Fantasy: Fantasy Premier League

 

Photo by: Kelsey Mitchell 

Written and information correct on 9th October 2022 at 10pm GMT

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